Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), presides over a committee meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), presides over a committee meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), presides over a committee meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
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China’s legal foundation shaken as 45 lawmakers expelled in unprecedented vote-rigging scandal

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Choi Chi-yuk
Choi Chi-yuk

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), presides over a committee meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), presides over a committee meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), presides over a committee meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
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